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The SSH-YOLO model enhances object detection in complex road scenes, significantly improving accuracy for small and occluded targets. This lightweight model achieves real-time performance, offering a balanced solution for autonomous driving systems.

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Area of Science:

  • Computer Vision and Machine Learning
  • Deep Learning for Autonomous Systems
  • Object Detection Algorithms

Background:

  • Existing object detection models struggle with accuracy in complex road scenarios, particularly for dense, small, or partially occluded targets.
  • Feature loss in low-resolution images and background interference hinder reliable detection.
  • The need for real-time, lightweight, and accurate detection is critical for autonomous driving applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose an improved object detection model, SSH-YOLO, addressing limitations in detecting small, dense, and occluded objects in complex road environments.
  • To enhance detection accuracy and maintain real-time inference speeds for on-board systems.
  • To provide a balanced solution optimizing accuracy, speed, and model lightweightness.

Main Methods:

  • Introduced the Spatial and Deep Conversion (SPDConv) module in the backbone to preserve fine-grained features and mitigate feature loss.
  • Embedded a Spatial and Channel Collaborative Attention Module (SCSA) for improved focus on occluded targets and suppression of background noise.
  • Integrated a new high-resolution small object detection head, creating a four-level detection system for enhanced coverage of small targets.

Main Results:

  • SSH-YOLO achieved significant improvements in mean Average Precision (mAP@0.5) on various datasets, including a 12.4% increase on the RoadScene-Complex dataset compared to YOLOv8n.
  • Demonstrated superior performance on small target detection (16.5% mAP@0.5 increase on COCO small target subset) and occluded scenes (22.8% mAP@0.5 increase on CityPersons).
  • Maintained lightweight characteristics with an inference speed of up to 60 FPS, meeting real-time detection requirements.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed SSH-YOLO model effectively addresses the challenges of detecting small, dense, and occluded objects in complex road scenarios.
  • The integration of SPDConv, SCSA, and an additional detection head significantly enhances detection accuracy while maintaining efficiency.
  • SSH-YOLO offers a practical and balanced solution for high-precision, real-time target detection in autonomous driving systems.